The Happiness-Despair Nexus: Global Trends and Insights

Countries Represented in Analysis

152

Global Avg Happiness

55.6%

Happiest Country Avg

78.1%

Happiest Year

2020

Happiness Gap

55.2%

From Blue to Gold: Tracking Happiness Among the Top 10 Countries

Happiness Peaked: A Pandemic Tale of Resilience and Decline
Key Insight

The line chart visualizes the global average happiness trend from 2017 to 2022. It shows a steady rise in happiness from 2017 to 2020, peaking during the pandemic year at 57.5%. While this might seem counterintuitive, it reflects resilience in high-ranking nations like Finland and Denmark, which helped maintain high global averages. After 2020, a noticeable decline highlights the longer-term impacts of the pandemic, economic challenges, and global uncertainty. This visual emphasizes how global averages can mask country-specific variations, making it essential to analyze individual trends for a deeper understanding.

Stability at a Cost: Exploring Happiness at Rock Bottom

Global Happiness Stability: When Consistency Masks Contrasting Realities

Key Insights

Countries Represented in Analysis: The happiness score dataset spans 152 countries, offering a comprehensive view of global happiness trends over six years (2017–2022).
Global Average Happiness: The average global happiness score during this period is 55.6%, reflecting the overall sentiment and satisfaction worldwide.
Happiest Country’s Average: The country with the highest happiness score maintains an impressive average of 78.1%, showcasing notable consistency in well-being.
Happiest Year: The year 2020 stands out as the happiest year globally, likely influenced by unique social and cultural dynamics during the pandemic.
Happiness Gap: A 55.2% gap highlights the stark disparities in happiness levels between the happiest and least happy nations, emphasizing global inequality in well-being.

Countries Represented in Analysis

44

Global Avg Suicide Rate

10.7

Year with Highest Rate

2022

Year with Lowest Rate

2018

Staggering Male Suicide Disparity

3.6:1

Shadows Across Borders: Mapping Global Suicide Trends

A Grim Divide: Gender Disparities in Suicide Rates During the Pandemic
Tracing the Lines: Suicide Trends Across Time and Gender

Shifting Shadows: A Yearly View of Suicide Rate Patterns

Enduring Shadows: Countries with Persistently High Suicide Rates

Countries Represented in Analysis

29

Global Average Happiness

67.3%

Global Average Suicide Rate

11.3

The Happiest Year Globally

2022

The Year with the Highest Global Average Suicide Rate

2022

Global Contrasts (2021-2022): Finland's Joy vs South Korea's Struggle
A Moving Story: Shifts in Happiness and Suicide Rates Over Time

Divergent Paths: Top 10 Nations with the Largest Happiness-Suicide Gaps

Turning the Tide: Nations Leading the Biggest Happiness Shifts (2021–2022)

Complex Dynamics: Divergent Paths: Top 10 Nations with the Largest Happiness-Suicide Gaps

Key Insights

Countries Represented in Analysis (2021-2022):The merged dataset includes happiness scores and suicide rate metrics, covering 29 countries for the years 2021 and 2022. Only countries with complete data in both datasets (via an inner join) were included in the analysis
Global Average Happiness Score: The calculated average happiness score across all analyzed countries is 67.3%, reflecting the overall mood and satisfaction during this period.
Global Average Suicide Rate: Based on the merged data, the global average suicide rate is 11.3 per 100,000 people, providing a standardized comparison across nations.
Happiest Year Globally: recorded the highest average happiness score in the dataset.
The Year with the Highest Global Average Suicide Rate: 2022 also recorded the highest global average suicide rate, emphasizing the complex interplay between happiness and mental health.
- These insights derive exclusively from the merged happiness score and suicide rate datasets for 2021–2022, highlighting key global patterns within the analyzed timeframe.

Happiness Score Dataset
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Suicide Rate Dataset
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Merged Happiness and Suicide Rate Dataset
year	mortality_count	country_code	country	percent_happiness
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The happiness score data originates from the gapminder dataset within Python’s plotly.express library, sourced from the Gapminder Foundation. This non-profit organization champions sustainable global development and the realization of United Nations Millennium Development Goals by advancing the use of data to enhance understanding of social, economic, and environmental progress.

The suicide rate data is provided by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a global institution comprising 38 member countries. The OECD drives evidence-based policies to foster prosperity, equality, and well-being, leveraging over six decades of data-driven insights and international collaboration.